sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
outline; summary; argument
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
speech; expression; wording; language
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
clearing one's throat; cough
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr